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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This color, travelogue film from the 1960s is an episode of the TV show “America!“ titled “Armchair Vacation! The Lake and the River” takes the viewer on a tour of New York State along New York’s Hudson River, Lake George, and Lake Champlain highlighting the state’s rich colonial history, scenic nature, and beautiful towns. Introduction by host, actor Jack Douglas (0:45). View of Lake Champlain (0:52). Illustrated map of New York’s most important waterways: Hudson River, Lake George, Lake Champlain (0:57). False portrait of Samuel de Champlain, based on an engraved portrait of Michel Particelli d’Emery by Balthazar Montcornet (1:10). Henry Hudson statue, Bronx (1:12). Canons, Fort Ticonderoga (1:18). Saratoga Springs Park (1:19). West Point (1:21). Exterior Roosevelt family home, Hyde Park (1:23). Aerial view Hudson River; green forest, lone boat on the river (1:28). Blue waters of Lake Champlain while narrator says facts and figures (1:46). People gathered at lake’s beach; seaplane (1:59). Road sign for Lake Champlain Islands, New York State, and Montreal (2:08). Drive along Sandbar Causeway from Berlington, Vermont (2:17). Arrival on Grand Isle: cows graze in front of red barn (2:34). Herd of milk cows on main road (2:50). RVs, trailers, and tents at a camp (3:12). Sign for Grand Isle Ferry to Plattsburgh, New York (4:01). Cars drive onto the ferry (4:07). Ferry docks at Cumberland Head (4:40). Shots of downtown Plattsburgh, former land of Algonquins, Iroquois, Hurons (4:47). Statue of Samuel de Champlain (4:59). MacDonough Monument commemorating the Battle of Plattsburgh (5:28). Oil painting of naval battle during War of 1812 (5:40). Off US Route 9 - Ausable Chasm, gorge and sandstone cliffs (5:52). Fort Ticonderoga: cannons, flags of English And French armies (6:42). Plaque listing famous men who passed through the fort: George Washington, Henry Knox, Benjamin Franklin (7:20). Reenactment: men in colonial uniforms, blue: marines, red: French auxiliary, and white the commander (7:41). Man in tartan kilt plays bagpipes (8:33). Scenic nature views from “Top of the World,” Lake George (9:08). Terrace restaurant (9:30). Horseback ride (9:31). Inboard powerboat zooms across lake (9:50). Lake George Steamboat Company: MV Ticonderoga Adventure Boat (9:59). Henry Hudson statue in the Bronx (10:24). Pine trees around the beginnings of the Hudson River in the Adirondack Mountains (10:40). Lake on Mount Marcy (10:48). Drive down main commercial road of Saratoga Springs (11:02). Saratoga Race Course (11:13). Saratoga National Museum of Racing: famous paintings of race horses, race colors of different dignitaries and celebrities (11:28). Congress Park (12:50). Old Casino of Saratoga Springs (13:00). The Twins: Night and Day sculptures by Bertel Thorvaldsen (13:06). Geyser at Saratoga Spa State Park (13:28). Hayes Well Area (13:46). Saratoga National Historical Park (14:13). Neilson Barn at site of Old Fort Neilson and grounds of Battle of Saratoga (14:17). Passage through the lock between canal and Lake Champlain (15:44). Albany, New York skyline (16:17). Brick colonial mansion exterior and interior; former home of Major General Philip Schuyler (16:18). Marble statue of Alexander Hamilton (16:37). Rip Van Winkle Bridge (17:29). Volunteer Firemen’s Home/ the American Museum of Fire Fighting (17:33). Early American firemen’s equipment: first fire engine (17:47). Exterior of the Roosevelt’s Hyde Park home (19:03). Grave of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt (19:49). Aerial view of West Point campus (20:11). Cars on Main Street of Highland Falls New York (20:16). Thayer Gate (20:19). Gothic-style Cadet Chapel (20:24). Relics of war at Trophy Point (20:32). Statue of George Washington (20:39). New cadets march in battle fatigues (20:52). 300 year old ‘76 House Restaurant and Andre’s Prison Tappan, New York (21:37). Old Dutch Church in Tappan (22:00). Andre Hill, Tappan (22:04). Tappan Zee Bridge (22:17). Sunnyside - home of Washington Irving (22:20). Memorial for Washington Irving (22:25). Desk where Irving wrote his works (22:49). New York City skyline at dawn (23:09). Colorful houses and characters at Storytown USA, amusement park (23:29). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
